LUBBOCK, Texas – Former University of Maine baseball coach, John Winkin, will be inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame, the organization announced Thursday.
Winkin, who coached at the University of Maine for 22 years and compiled a record of 642-430-3, took six teams to the College World Series. Under Winkin, the Black Bears advanced to the college World Series six times and participated in 11 NCAA regional tournaments.
In 1965, Winkin was named National Coach of the Year and was New England Division I Coach of the Year in 1975. He was a six time Northeast Region Division I Coach of the Year in 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1991.
Winkin also is a member of the Maine Baseball, ABCA, Maine Sports and University of Maine Halls of Fame. Winkin also received the Lefty Gomez Award for contribution to baseball and the ECAC Distinguished Achievement Award. He came out of retirement to coach baseball at Husson College in Bangor, Maine, and on March 12, 2006, he recorded his 1,000th career coaching victory.
Winkin will be joined by former longtime Major Leaguers Sal Bando, a standout third baseman at Arizona State from 1964-1965; Ralph Garr, who batted .418 in a stellar career at Grambling from 1964-1967; Tino Martinez of the University of Tampa, for whom the Division II Player of the Year award is named; and Roy Smalley of USC, a shortstop for the Trojans from 1973-1974.